Rope binding means



P 1937= c. P. WILSON 2,093,900

ROPE BINDING MEANS Filed April 1, 1936 INVENTOR.

c4 ENE/V7 P W/LjON BY W 4%,

ATTORNEY.

Patented Sept. 21, 1937 UNITED TT 6 Claims.

My invention relates to rope and cordage binding means and has particular relation to a tool for quickly and effectively applying a binding means to cordage and the like.

After rope and the like has been cut, it is advisable to bind the ends of the rope so that it will not unravel and various means have been employed to secure this result. For instance, the ends of the rope may be bound or served with twine or wire or the like. Machines have been employed for this purpose but such machines, by reason of their complexity, were not portable and therefore could not be used out on the job with any degree of satisfaction. It has, therefore, hitherto been necessary to manually bind or serve the rope where a machine was not available and this operation, being almost entirely a hand operation, was necessarily relatively long, tedious and expensive.

It is a general object of my invention to provide a rope binding means which is readily portable and which is effective to quickly and efiiciently secure the ends of cordage so that it will 7 not unravel.

An object of my invention is to provide a hand tool for clamping a rope binding means about a rope.

A feature of my invention is that a rope binding operation is accomplished in one quick easy and effective operation.

Other and further features and objects of the invention will be more apparent to those skilled in the art upon a consideration of the accompanying drawing and following specifications,

wherein is disclosed a single exemplary embodiment of the invention, with the understanding, however, that such changes may be made therein as fall within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the inven tion.

In said drawing:

Figure 1 is a view in perspective of a tool constructed in accordance with one embodiment of my invention. The outer end of the handle por- Figure 5 is a 'view in perspective of a closed clip, and r Figure 6 is a view in perspective of a clip applied to two ropes as a splicing means.

Referring now more particularly to the drawing, I provide a pair of handles I0 and H, the grip portions of: which are approximately twice the length of the ordinary plier handles to afford sufiicient leverage to permit the handles to be closed manually. The handles iii and H, of course, are pivotally engaged to each other by the pin i2. I Y

The operative portions of the tool are comprised of an anvil, indicated generally at 93, and a punch or forming member and clip retaining member, indicatedgenerally at M.

The anvil it is formed of a single block having a cut-out portion on its lower side adapted to be received on a rib it on the jaw of the handle It. The anvil i3 is secured" on the rib it by any suitable means such as rivets ii. The face of the anvil is formed with a concave surface having a.U-shaped outline with the bottom of the U shape in the form of a circle arc, as indicated at I I8. Guiding slots l9 are cut in the face of the anvil, the purpose of which will be hereafter explained.

The jaw on the extremity of the handle H is formed with a slot therein for receiving the assembled punch or forming member and clip retaining means it. The member M, shown more particularly in exploded relation in Figure 2, comprises a block member 21 and a slidable member 22 adapted to be received on the block 2B. The block member 2! has a depending portion 23 that is adapted to be received in the slotted jaw of handle i i. The block is secured therein by any suitable means such as rivets 24. The upper portion of the block 2| has an ear or forwardly extending portion 21 which comprises a punching member. The face of the member 21 is of concaveform in the shape of an arc of a circle, as indicated at 28. The slots 29 correspond in spacing with the slots iii in the anvil is. When the member 2'! and the anvil i3 are brought into close cooperative relationship by movement of the handles it and i l the concave surfaces of the member 27 and the anvil l3 define a cylindrical enclosure, the diameter of which is slightly less than the diameter of the cordage that is to be bound.

The block portion 2| has a slot 3i extending transversely therethrough and is; also bored out at the rear portion at right angles to the slot 3! to provide for receiving a spring 32 therein. The

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bore is tapped to provide for insertion of a set screw 33 for retaining the spring 32 therein. The purpose of the spring will be hereinafter explained. The clip retaining member 22 is designed to be slidingly engaged on the block member 2|. The slidable member 22 is formed of a body portion 35 having flanges 34 adapted to fit over block 2|. The slide member 22 also has a portion 36 adapted to fit in close relationship about the car 21 of the block 2|. The portion 36 is of the same general configuration as the ear or forming die 21.

When the forming member I4 is in assembled relation, the member 22 is slidingly engaged on the block 2|. The slidable member 22 is held on the block member 2| by means of set screw 31 which is extended through the slide member 22, slot 3|, and is threadedly engaged in tapped hole 38 in a wall of the member 22. The spring 32 is then inserted in the bore of the block 2|. The spring abuts against the set screw 31 in slot 3| and is retained in the bore by set screw 33.

The slidable member 22 is thus biased or held under tension at one extreme position as defined by the set screw 31 abutting against the end of the slot 3|. In this position the rear edge of the portion 36 of the slide member 22 is approximately at the corresponding position of the face of the forming die 21. Obviously in this position a box-like enclosure is defined by the walls of the portion 36 of the member 22. This enclosure serves as a retainer for a clip 39 to be used in conjunction with the above described device as hereinafter explained.

The clip 39 to be used as a binding means in conjunction with the tool described in the foregoing paragraphs is shown in Figure 3. The clip is there shown as it is before use and consists of a suitable piece of wire formed in a U shape. The free ends 4| are then bent back on themselves to form a U shaped double wire with a closed end 42. The clip as a whole is of a width and depth to correspond with the inside dimensions of the portion 36 of the slidable member 22 so that it may be received therein. 7

,When theclips are used as a binding means and are applied to cordage as shown in Figure 4, the clip is bent around the cordage to act as an effective binder to prevent the unraveling of the rope. The tool and clip described in the aforegoing paragraphs may also be used as a splicing means for securing together the ends of two ropes held in adjacent relationship. The clip 39 applied as a splicing means is shown in Figure 6.

The clip is shown in the closed position in Figure 5. In this position the double wire forms more or less a closed circle with the open ends 4| in close cooperative position with the closed end 42.

The operation of the above described device The cordage to be bound is placed on the anvil |3 with the jaws of the device in the extended open position. The sliding member 22 is held in the extended position by reason of the spring 32 bearing against the set screw 31. A clip 39 is then inserted in the enclosure formed by the walls of the portion 26 of the sliding member 22. The clip is placed with the open end extending downwardly as shown in Figure 1. The clip is of the proper dimension so that the inner portions of the wire are received in the slots 29 of the forming die 21. Pressure is thenexerted on the handles l0 and l to close the jaws of the tool to bring the anvil and forming member together.

This action results in the cordage being received between the open ends of the clip and upon continued pressure the open ends 4| and closed end 42 of the clipare closed around the cordage by reason of the guide means afiorded by the configuration of the face of the anvil and the slots I9 therein. The slots I9 serve to keep the open ends 4| of the clip in close alignment with the closed end of the clip to provide a neat and effective binder for the cordage.

Although I have shown and described a certain specific embodiment of my invention, I am fully aware that many modifications thereof are possible. My invention is therefore not to be restricted except insofar as is necessitated by the prior .art and by the spirit of the appended claims.

' I claim asmy invention:

l. A tool for binding cordage or the like,

comprising two handle members pivotally attached to each other to provide jaw portions, a forming member on one jaw portion comprising a block member having a punching member integral therewith, a clip retaining member slidablyengaged on the block member, and an anvil member on the other jaw having the face formed to cooperatively receive the punching member.

2. In a tool for binding cordage or the like, two handle members adapted to cross each other and pivotally attached to each other at the point where they cross and adapted to provide handle members and jaw members, a forming member securely engaged to one jaw and comprising a block having a punching member integral therewith, a retaining member slidably engaged on said forming member, an anvil member securely engaged on the other jaw and adapted to cooperatively receive the punching member and a biasing means in the block of the first named forming member for keeping the slidably engaged retaining member in an extended position on the said block.

3. In a tool for binding cordage, a forming and clip retaining means, the forming means comprising a block having a punching member integral therewith and the clip retaining means comprising a member slidably engaged on the block and having a portion thereof adapted to surround the punching member and having the same general configuration, a biasing means in the block for keeping the retaining means in an extended position with relation to the block and an anvil means adapted to cooperatively receive the punching member of the forming means.

. 4. In a tool for binding cordage by means of a clip, comprising a forming and clip retaining means and an anvil, the clip retaining means being adapted to receive the clip and hold it in position between the forming tool and the anvil, the clip retaining means. being adapted to hold the clip during a portion of the operation of binding the cordage and being adapted to be driven away from the clip by the anvil during the latter portion of the binding operation.

5. In a tool for forming a clip, the clip being of double U-shaped form with the U-members parallel to one another, the tool comprising a forming and clip retaining means and an anvil adapted to cooperate with the forming and clip retaining means, the clip retaining means being located normally in such position on the forming means as to hold a clip between the forming means and the anvil, the clip retaining means being adapted to retain and guide the clip dured to bend the ends of the U-shaped clip toward one another, to form the clip, the clip retaining means acting during the first part of the forming operation as a means for holding the clip and guiding the ends thereof, and means for Withdrawing the clip retaining means during the latter portion of the forming operation.

CLEMENT P. WILSON. 

